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9780309095518

Gorilla Mountain

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  • ISBN13:

    9780309095518

  • ISBN10:

    0309095514

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-03-15
  • Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

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- Perfect combination of biography (100+ pages) and science. - Written in an engaging, easy-to-read style. - All bio subjects are contemporary and active in their fields. - An advisory board of prominent scientists, including Rita R. Colwell, former director of the National Science Foundation, and Alan J. Friedman, director of the New York Hall of Science, conceptualized the series and chose bio subjects.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Close Encounter
1(4)
Journey to the Mountain
5(16)
In the Land of a Thousand Hills
21(8)
Midnight Voyage among the Volcanoes
29(8)
Amy the Ape
37(12)
Under Attack
49(8)
Close Calls
57(8)
Going Beyond Gorillas
65(8)
Murder on the Mountain
73(6)
Family Life in a Foreign Land
79(12)
Guerrilla Wars
91(6)
Pablo's Surprise
97(7)
Timeline 104(2)
About the Author 106(1)
Glossary and Metric Conversion Chart 107(2)
Further Resources and Bibliography 109(2)
Index 111(4)
Series Advisory Boards 115(2)
Credits 117

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